Genetic diversity is lost when habitats are fragmented, leading to the eventual extinction of species. Over 75% of biodiversity is lost within fragmented habitats. Habitat fragmentation can decrease ...

By 2085, 36% of species' current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme events such as ...

Up to 36 per cent of animal habitats on land could be exposed to multiple extreme climate events by 2085, according to a new ...

When wildfires swept through Brazil’s Pantanal wetland in 2020, the flames killed an estimated 17 million vertebrates in a ...

The Salisbury Zoo is upgrading animal habitats, including energy-efficient HVAC and lighting. A new Education facility will house wildlife ambassador animals. Some animals will be temporarily ...

Mason Lee, senior project coordinator for the Biodiversity Institute, shows local K-6 students a Western hognose snake in the UW Biodiversity Center. The students helped create and build naturalistic ...

A new study has found that when deforestation and land use change break up key habitats vital to amphibian life cycles, those ...

New research shows animals lose helpful bacteria when connected habitats are broken. This weakens their defense against ...

The Salisbury Zoo is welcoming two new female axolotls, a type of aquatic salamander. Several habitats, including those for the Canada Lynx and American Flamingos, have been renovated. Oddball, a ...

NAPLES, Fla.—Naples Zoo is taking steps to ensure its animals stay warm as cold temperatures approach. The zoo is providing fresh blankets to the orangutans and gibbons to help them through the chilly ...

Close up of a rare and endangered Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) in the highlands of Bale mountains, Ethiopia.© Giedriius/Shutterstock.com Habitat fragmentation can decrease biodiversity by up to 75% ...